Tea Break Tales is a collection of fictional short stories, offered in the same fashion as an Artist's Trading Card, in the hope that the reader will look further, and possibly read one of my full-length novels, which are slowly being released in e-book formThe stories range from the possibly historical, to the maybe future, via the speculative.

What happens when political loyalty becomes more important than asking whether something is right?In 47: The Decay of the Union, Eric Bray takes an unflinching look at American politics through the eyes of an ordinary citizen who believed the promises, supported the movement, and then decided it was time to examine the receipts.This is not a book written from the safety of the political sidelines. Bray openly acknowledges where he stood, what he be...

ONE MORE QUESTIONWhat If Everything We Accept Deserves Another Look?One More Question begins with a simple idea: some of the beliefs we accept most easily are the ones we have never stopped to examine.Eric Bray invites readers to look again at our relationship with animals-not through accusation or ideology, but through questions about compassion, responsibility, convenience, tradition, and the value we place on life.Why do we cherish one animal while accept...

What if the questions are not the enemy of faith-but the beginning of it?We live in a world capable of extraordinary beauty and unbearable cruelty. Children suffer. Families grieve. Wars continue. Animals are abandoned. Good people experience devastating loss. And somewhere tonight, someone will look toward heaven and quietly ask the question humanity has wrestled with for generations:If there is a God, where is He?God: What If?...

Further misadventures of Vince, George, Trev, and Pete, as they try to enjoy their quiet life.More ship-wrecks, more diving, more gang warfare, and the return of A.A. and the O'Hoolihans.

More mayhem for Vince, George, Pete, and Trevor, and introducing Chris.Will they ever achieve their 'quiet life' as they battle with recalcitrant aircraft, student pilots, and their 'friends' Mick and Harry, while trying to keep the law, in the form of Lew, happy?

This is the final part - (or is it the beginning?) of the Vince series, following the life of Vince and George's son, Andy, and his ensuing offspring.Although based in the same location, part of Anglesey, it follows a very different format and theme. Your favourite characters still appear now and then, but there is less violence, and more philosophy in these pages.I hope you read the previous five books first, as they lead up to this one, but it isn't essential.

Vince, George, Pete, and Trev cross the path of some more of their local low-life, including the IRA and a Tong.Pete finally falls for Oki. Will their relationship survive the ordeal?Will the magical disappearing Magnum appear again?Read on to find out!

Rick is a survival of a rough divorce, living in his caravan, which, along with his car, and the scars, are all that he possesses. The caravan is parked close to his place of work, where he works shifts in the radio room of a coastal shipping station.Rosie also works there, on a different shift, and has her own baggage to carry.Rick merely sees Rosie as another co-worker, but Rosie has other ideas, and plans to change matters.But Billy, the Electrician, has desires, to...

After losing his wife to a hit-and-run driver, Den is struggling to support himself and his daughter, Jilly, as she goes through the last years of school, then further education, and University.Angie works in the local library, and has her own demons to contend with.When they meet, will it all fall apart, or explode? Then when Jilly comes into the mix, what will the outcome be?

More mayhem and upset for Vince, George, Pete, Oki, and Trev.Chris Whalley pops in for a visit.More shipwrecks, uninvited guests, and aggravation for our involuntary heroes, and an unexpected end to this part of the story.

Charlie is a self-employed photographer, trying to make ends meet.Then a chance encounter in town changes everything.This book could really be called Vince 5 1/2, as it fits in approximately there, but although Anglesey, and Oki and Pete appear, it is not really about them, but how they influence Charlie's life.